His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
Parallel translations
- WEB His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.
- BSB His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
- NKJV His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
- NASB “His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.”
- NLT His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
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Quick answer
She pictures her beloved's embrace supporting and holding her. It conveys tender intimacy and security in his love.
Overview
His left hand cradles her head and his right embraces her, a picture of secure, affectionate closeness. Love here brings rest and protection. The believer finds similar security in the everlasting arms of the Lord, upheld by His care (Deut. 33:27).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Zeph 3:17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- Isa 54:5–10For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
- Song 8:3–5His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
- Jer 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
- John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
- Isa 62:4–5Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
- Prov 4:8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
- Eph 5:25–29Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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The poetry of covenant love between bride and bridegroom pictures, at its highest, the love of Christ for his church — the Bridegroom who gave himself for his bride.
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